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Updated 11 Oct 2024

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Staff Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 11 Oct 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Oct 2023.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

It was 2 easy/medium question on codilty

2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. System Design - Design a component of Messaging service

Skills evaluated in this interview

Staff Engineer Interview Questions

user image Sandip Vishwakarma

posted on 7 Mar 2022

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Sep 2021.

3 Interview Rounds

1

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Basics of python and resume
2

Coding Test Round

Based on resume and one coding based on finding the nested list and dictionary values and validate.

3

Case Study Round

Lot of case studies and situations based on security

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Palo Alto Networks Staff Engineer interview:
  • Python
  • AWS
  • Terraform
  • Docker
  • JSON
  • QA Testing
  • API Testing
  • cybersecurity
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I was interviewed for Cloud and python mostly so coding without DSA was fine.

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Interview experience
1
 Bad
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 4-6 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Apr 2024.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

How will you architect the Search Suggestion page

2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. How will you design architecture for the product?
  • Q2. How to identify the circles collided
3

Coding Test Round

Memory Leaks and Threading

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It took more than 2 weeks to provide feedback and the rejection mail is just template mail. They haven't provided the actual feedback of the interview. Even interviewer said this answers were not provided by anyone. Still they rejected without any feedback and after 20 days of no update

Skills evaluated in this interview

3 Interview Rounds

1

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain knn algorithm
2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on project
3

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Managerial round. I was asked questions on my challenges with the project

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just stick to your skillset and be affirmative about what you know

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jul 2023.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on basic java, data structures and frameworks
2

Coding Test Round

Create a project using spring and hibernate

3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary negotiations
Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 -

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before May 2023.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. React js and JavaScript core questions along with couple of coding questions
2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Previous projects and JavaScript fundamentals
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Typical HR round questions and salary discussions
Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Hard
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 2023.

4 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. JavaScript and react js programs
2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Programs in js and react
3

Behavioral Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Project details
4

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Discuss with salary details

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Mar 2023.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic technical questions
2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. About projects and coding
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Hr round about background

Staff Engineer Interview Questions

Altimetrik user image Vidhya Shankar Thirumalairaju

posted on 19 Sep 2022

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Java Basics, Design Patterns
2

Coding Test Round

Java, problem solving

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be strong in basics, learn system design as well

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Sep 2021.

4 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Coding questions along with automation and QA specific questions
2

Coding Test Round

Coding questions involving oops concepts, strings, collections

3

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. One on one round with Engineering manager
4

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussion on profile summary, policies and salary negotiation

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Altimetrik Staff Engineer interview:
  • Java
  • Selenium
  • QA Testing
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be clear with the coding concepts and do practice well before the interview. Go through the QA and automation concepts well.

Palo Alto Networks Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Palo Alto Networks Staff Engineer interview?
Palo Alto Networks interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Palo Alto Networks interview process are Coding Test, One-on-one Round and Case Study.
How to prepare for Palo Alto Networks Staff Engineer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Palo Alto Networks. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Palo Alto Networks expect are Python, GCP, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security and Data Structures.
What are the top questions asked in Palo Alto Networks Staff Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Palo Alto Networks Staff Engineer interview -

  1. System Design - Design a component of Messaging serv...read more
  2. basics of python and res...read more

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